Many authors write about their lives. Over nearly fifty years, the Nobel laureate has discovered new ways to do it.| The New Yorker
Annie Ernaux, A Man’s Place (La Place ©1983, translation © Tanya Leslie 1992) Alphonse Duchesne, who ran a small cafe/grocery in Normandy with his wife, died in 1967, two months after his dau…| Me fail? I fly!
Non-fiction – paperback; Fitzcarraldo Editions; 80 pages; 2020. Translated from the French by Tanya Leslie Annie Ernaux’s A Man’s Place might only be 80 pages long, but it’s such …| Reading Matters
Books first published: 1996 | 2000 | 2008 | 2001 | 2016 There are beings who are overwhelmd by the reality of others, their way of speaking, of crossing their legs, of lighting a cigarette. They be…| This Reading Life
Paris in July 2025 #ParisinJuly2025 (Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr) During this month, our goal is to embrace and honor our French encounters by immersing ourselves in va…| Words And Peace
After a decade hosting the worldwide blogging event, 20 Books of Summer, Cathy @746 books has decided it is time to pass the baton. I have been with Cathy and the 20 Books Of community since 2…| This Reading Life